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This book represents a collection of major research contributions over the last decade in the area of composite materials and sandwich structures supported by the USA Office of Naval Research under the directorship of Dr. Yapa D. S. Rajapakse. It contains over thirty chapters written by recognized experts in their fields and serves as a reference and guide for future research. Topics covered include: mechanical and failure characterization of composites under static and dynamic loading; failure modes and failure criteria; environmental effects; dynamic effects; post impact behavior; multiscale modeling; nanocomposites; characterization of core materials for sandwich structures under static and fatigue loading; mechanical behavior and failure of sandwich structures; fatigue behavior and durability of composite materials and sandwich structures; core joints in sandwich structures; characterization and failure of marine materials and structures under impulse loading; failure of interfaces under dynamic loading; delamination failure of composite materials and sandwich structures; response of composites and sandwich structures to blast loading and underwater explosions.

Composite materials. --- Sandwich construction. --- Composite materials --- Sandwich construction --- Chemical Engineering --- Materials Science --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials --- Naval research --- Testing. --- Mechanical properties --- Research. --- Dynamic testing. --- Dynamic loading (Materials) --- Loading, Dynamic (Materials) --- Loads, Dynamic (Materials) --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials science. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Materials Science. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. --- Dynamic testing --- Laminated materials --- Lightweight construction --- Testing --- Mechanics, applied. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Classical Mechanics. --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay

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The main intention of the editors of the book is the demonstration of the intrinsic correlation and mutual influence of three important components of nanoscience: new phenomena – nanomaterials – nanodevices. This is the organizing concept of the book. To discover new phenomena it is necessary to develop novel nanotechnological processes for fabrication of nanomaterials. Nanostructures and new phenomena serve as the base for the development of novel nanoelectronic devices and systems. The articles selected for the book illustrate this interrelation.

Nanoscience. --- Nanotechnology. --- Nanotechnology --- Nanoscience --- Materials Science --- Technology - General --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Nanostructured materials. --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- Nanomaterials --- Nanometer materials --- Nanophase materials --- Nanostructure controlled materials --- Nanostructure materials --- Ultra-fine microstructure materials --- Engineering. --- Nanochemistry. --- Electronics. --- Microelectronics. --- Nanotechnology and Microengineering. --- Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- High technology --- Microminiature electronic equipment --- Microminiaturization (Electronics) --- Electronics --- Microtechnology --- Semiconductors --- Miniature electronic equipment --- Electrical engineering --- Physical sciences --- Nanoscale chemistry --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Microstructure --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Analytical chemistry --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay

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Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology: Electronic, Optical, Magnetic and Biomedical Applications introduces readers to the complex development of new functional organic-inorganic nanomaterials and explores their non-traditional applications. The traditional application of these nanocomposites has been the reinforcement of plastics by the addition of inorganic fillers, exploiting the enhancement of mechanical properties for commodity plastics. Hybrid nanocomposites provide an attractive, versatile, technological platform for emerging high-added-value applications such as photovoltaic cells and light-emitting devices, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and biosensors. Composed of seventeen chapters written by leading international authors, this book covers topics such as: Synthesis of a wide range of hybrid nanocomposites based on methods including sol-gel techniques and surface grafting of nanoparticles. In-depth nanocomposite characterizations via DLS, DSC, FTIR, MALDI, NMR, SANS, SAXS, SEC, SEM, TEM, TGA, WAXS techniques. Optimization of fullerene-based resists for nanolithography. Strategies for hermetic coatings and advanced packaging of integrated circuits. Development of bioactive bone cements and drug-delivery systems. Fabrication of optical, electrochemical and magneto-biosensors. With over 2500 bibliographic citations, Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology: Electronic, Optical, Magnetic and Biomedical Applications is an invaluable resource for scientists, engineers, and researchers in a wide variety of disciplines including materials science, surface chemistry, energy and data storage, photonics, microelectronics, pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology and bioengineering.

Inorganic polymers. --- Nanostructured materials. --- Polymeric composites. --- Nanostructured materials --- Polymeric composites --- Inorganic polymers --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Chemical Engineering --- Technology - General --- Materials Science --- Polymerization. --- Reinforced plastics. --- Polymerisation --- Polymers --- Polymers and polymerization --- Synthesis of polymers --- Synthesis --- Materials science. --- Polymers. --- Condensed matter. --- Engineering design. --- Nanotechnology. --- Materials Science. --- Condensed Matter Physics. --- Polymer Sciences. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Engineering Design. --- Composite materials --- Plastics --- Polyesters --- Chemical reactions --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Macromolecules --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Design --- Polymers  . --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Condensed materials --- Condensed media --- Condensed phase --- Materials, Condensed --- Media, Condensed --- Phase, Condensed --- Liquids --- Matter --- Solids --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay

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Many individual technological solutions for microwave applications in industries have been developed without a clear pattern for a key strategy to replace conventional industrial technologies. In this work, the author shows how a modular microwave system line for very homogenous microwave fields is originated. "Energy Efficient Microwave Technologies" is designed for engineers and scientists from industry and academic research. The number of applications of this new technology is enormous: In this book, applications in the avionic field are shown as well as new methods in microwave materials processing for composite materials including new quantum aspects on microwave heating.

Materials -- Effect of radiation on. --- Microwave devices. --- Microwaves -- Industrial applications. --- Microwaves. --- Microwaves --- Materials --- Electrical & Computer Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Electrical Engineering --- Industrial applications --- Effect of radiation on --- Industrial applications. --- Effect of radiation on. --- Materials, Effect of radiation on --- Hertzian waves --- Engineering. --- Industrial engineering. --- Optical engineering. --- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering. --- Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Radiation --- Electric waves --- Electromagnetic waves --- Geomagnetic micropulsations --- Radio waves --- Shortwave radio --- Manufactures. --- Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Manufactured goods --- Manufactured products --- Products --- Products, Manufactured --- Commercial products --- Manufacturing industries --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Mechanical engineering

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Tensegrity Systems discusses analytical tools to design energy efficient and lightweight structures employing the concept of "tensegrity." This word is Buckminster Fuller's contraction of the words "Tensile" and "Integrity," which suggests that integrity or, as we would say, stability of the structure comes from tension. In a tensegrity structure the rigid bodies (the bars), might not have any contact, thus providing extraordinary freedom to control shape, by controlling only tendons. Tensegrity Systems covers both static and dynamic analysis of special tensegrity structural concepts, which are motivated by biological material architecture. Drawing upon years of practical experience and using numerous examples and illustrative applications, Robert Skelton and Mauricio C. de Oliveira discuss: The design of tensegrity structures using analytical tools The integration of tensegrity systems into a combined framework including structural design and control design The rules for filling space (tesselation) with self-similar structures that guarantee a specific mechanical property are provided Tensegrity Systems will be of interest to all engineers who design or control light-weight structures, including deployable and robotic structures, and shape controllable structures. Also, Engineers interested in the study of advanced dynamics will find new and useful algorithms for multibody systems.

Control theory. --- Structural analysis (Engineering). --- Tensile architecture. --- Tensile architecture --- Tensegrity (Engineering) --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Control theory --- Civil Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Lightweight construction. --- Architectural engineering --- Engineering, Architectural --- Structural mechanics --- Structures, Theory of --- Construction, Lightweight --- Light construction --- Light weight construction --- Minimum weight construction --- Engineering. --- System theory. --- Structural mechanics. --- Vibration. --- Dynamical systems. --- Dynamics. --- Control engineering. --- Robotics. --- Mechatronics. --- Buildings --- Building. --- Construction. --- Engineering, Architectural. --- Building Construction. --- Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control. --- Structural Mechanics. --- Systems Theory, Control. --- Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Design and construction. --- Dynamics --- Machine theory --- Structural engineering --- Building --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Systems theory. --- Building Construction and Design. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Quantum theory --- Cycles --- Mechanics --- Sound --- Buildings—Design and construction. --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Automation --- Dynamical systems --- Kinetics --- Mathematics --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Force and energy --- Statics --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Engineering instruments --- Programmable controllers --- Systems, Theory of --- Systems science --- Science --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Mechanical engineering --- Microelectronics --- Microelectromechanical systems --- Construction --- Construction science --- Structural design --- Architecture --- Construction industry --- Philosophy --- Design and construction